11 Useless Fun Facts About Spanish: A Day of Spanish Language Infographic

There is a big party going on! A celebration of 500 million people and 22 countries that speak Spanish!

April 23rd is the International Spanish Language Day or Día Mundial del Idioma Español, a celebration that has been going on since 1926. This date marks the death of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, author of El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha, the masterpiece of Spanish literature. To celebrate this big day, here are some facts about Spanish. These language curiosities are useless if what you are looking for is to learn Spanish, but even so they are just plain fun.

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11 Useless Fun Facts About Spanish: A Day of Spanish Language Infographic